Violent protests broke out against the amended citizenship law in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Friday. Protests turned violent when protesters set ablaze vehicles in the area. The agitators also indulged in stone-pelting.
Visuals show massive violence in Bulandshahr as fire raged out from a police vehicle, set on fire by the protesters. The police lathi-charged protesters pelting stones on them. Several cops and protesters were reported to be injured in the protests. Meanwhile, internet services were suspended in Bulandshahr to avoid furtherance of any violence in the region.
Protesters went berserk in Kanpur, Firozabad, Bijnor, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Gorakhpur and many other areas. In many places, the protesters attacked police personnel who in retaliation lathi-charged on them and fired tear gas shells.
